Pentagon says Fort Bliss will start holding 1,000 migrants in late August, expanding to 5,000 as the largest U.S. detention center to speed deportations.
Federal judge pauses construction for two weeks at Florida’s Dade-Collier immigration detention center after environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe allege NEPA violations.
Federal officials embrace “Speedway Slammer” name for new Indiana internment‑style ICE site despite its location 75 miles north of the famed racetrack and intellectual property backlash.
Federal agents in “Operation Trojan Horse” burst from rented Penske truck at Los Angeles area Home Depot on Aug 6 five days after appeals court upheld ban on indiscriminate raids.
Republican governors deploy 1,700 National Guard troops to DNA swab and fingerprint ICE detainees across dozen states.
FEMA employees given seven days to accept ICE reassignment or face removal as agency struggles to hire deportation agents.
Homeland Security removes ICE age limits and offers $50,000 signing bonus to recruit 10,000 deportation officers.
Justice Department seeks sanctions against lawyer who took pro bono deportation case in first action under Trump directive.
Trump orders Commerce Dept to plan a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, reviving a policy courts blocked and aiming to shift House apportionment.
Florida plans second immigration internment center at Camp Blanding to expand capacity despite ongoing lawsuits over inhumane conditions at Everglades facility.
